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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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TOKYO — World champion Mao Asada won the NHK Trophy on Saturday, qualifying for the International Skating Union’s Grand Prix finals and completing a Japanese sweep of the podium. Asada... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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As is the case with many people, coming to Japan was a real change of pace for me. After finishing uni and deciding that the land of the long, white tobacco cloud was not for me, I said goodbye stable... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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The Tokyo Apache picked up their second straight pulse-rising victory, grabbing a 100-99 overtime triumph over the Ryukyu Golden Kings on Saturday. |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Free agent right-hander Daisuke Miura has opted to remain with the Yokohama BayStars and turned down an offer from the Hanshin Tigers, sources at the Central League clubs said Saturday. |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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VENLO, Netherlands (Kyodo) Midfielder Keisuke Honda scored both goals as high-flying VVV Venlo beat Fortuna Sittard 2-0 in the Dutch League's second division on Friday. |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) Liverpool is scrutinizing every aspect of how Fernando Torres plays and trains after its record signing was ruled out with a hamstring injury for the third time this season. |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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AP, TOKYO Sunday, Nov 30, 2008, Page 4 Japan has bought whale meat from Iceland, the first time in 17 years it has imported the meat, a news report said yesterday. The shipment passed through Jap... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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As Japanese investigators continue their raids into several offices of the pro-North Korea organization in Tokyo for “financial irregularities,” culminating this week with the arrest of a former s... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has announced that the current global economic situation has forced the giant to change its strategy as it looks to boost its minimal share of the Japanese mark... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Tokyo-based realtor Japan General Estate Co. withdrew job offers to 53 university students earlier this month, blaming the extraordinary move on financial problems. Job offers are viewed as all but s... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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TOKYO, Nov. 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)Free agent right-hander Daisuke Miura has opted to remain with the Yokohama BayStars and turned down an offer from the Hanshin Tigers, sources at the Central League ... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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TOKYO, Nov. 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)(EDS: ADDING 3RD-4TH GRAFS, RECASTING 5TH GRAF) Some of the nine Japanese nationals who had been trapped in two hotels in Mumbai returned home Saturday morning after... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Cologne, Germany - Japan makes better use of the abilities of senior citizens than Germany does, according to a German expert in the field. "Public services, families and companies in Japan can access... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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MANILA, Philippines -- Japan has urged the Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to resume peace talks to address the worsening security situation in Mindanao. A statement rel... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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SEOUL -- A North Korean woman, sentenced to death in South Korea over the bombing of a plane in 1987, has said in a letter that her Japanese teacher in North Korea, an abductee, shed tears as she long... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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blog+ (AP) - TOKYO, Nov. 29 (Kyodo)Police arrested Saturday a 25-year-old University of Tokyo graduate on suspicion of threatening to kill senior education ministry officials on his own Internet... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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MIYAZAKI, Japan, Nov. 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)Song Bo Bae clung onto her overnight lead after a second straight 1-under-par 71 kept the South Korean one shot clear heading into the final round of the s... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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TOKYO (Agencies): Japan announced Friday it would end its airlift operations in Iraq by the end of the year, citing security improvements and moves toward democracy in Iraq. The largely formal order t... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Atlanta Braves on Friday to reject their offers, Kyodo News agency reported Friday. Tazawa is expected to hold a news conference early next week to announce his decision. He reportedly received offers... |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Atlanta Braves on Friday to reject their offers, Kyodo News agency reported Friday. Tazawa is expected to hold a news conference early next week to announce his decision. He reportedly received offers... |
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